Bitrus Bewarang
The General Manager of Plateau United of
Jos Bitrus Bewarang has reacted angrily to a recent media comment that
there is crisis in Plateau United.
Speaking from his based in Jos,
Bewarang, who just guided the Jos based team to promotion back to the
elite division of the Nigeria League, said: “There is no crisis
whatsoever in the team. The team is getting set for the new football
season.
“What happened recently is that the
management of the team decided to drop some old players for low
productivity. These players were given the opportunity to attend various
course to better their future, but they all refused. These players are
the ones that fueling the song of crisis.
“There is no issue of betray of trust
within the team. The players and staff, all have total confidence on the
Management of the team. It is laughable that the disgrunted fellows are
complaining that we are owing them only two months salaries and they
were talking of losing confidence in us, while they played the whole of
last season without anyone paying them, and their debts were all paid.”
The Manager who is the President of the
Nigeria Football Coaches Association further said that Plateau United
loaned some players to Learning FC, a nationwide division one team based
in the Jos, to enable the players gain the needed experience that would
sustain them in the top plight league .
“There are some players who are of
Plateau State origin that were recruited by Plateau United. The players
were above the ages of been in the feeder team, so we decided to loan
them to Learning FC where they would gain the needed experiences and
play competitively for the season, before they would re-integrate with
us in Plateau United. I don’t think that there is anything wrong with
such system which is practised all over the world. So, if we feel that
such players are now matured and should be allowed to return to the
team, instead of us investing money in buying new players from outside,
there is nothing wrong with that, and that should not amount to crisis.
What we are doing is an internationally accepted practice,” he said.
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